Cobalt and What Cost for Human Life, Blood, Sweat, and Batteries.
You may not have given much thought to Cobalt since high school chemistry, but the brittle, silver-blue metal is key to powering much of our modern lives. (In this article you will find links to excellent reporting incl. video) That’s because cobalt is often used in rechargeable batteries, from mobile phones to electric cars, unique […]
Basic Learning Skills the Road to Prosperity
Improvements in the emerging markets are a welcome way to take our focus off the political world scene. New reports of declining rates of absolute poverty bring positive news about the progress being made in a market that has a long way to go. This data is, indeed, encouraging, but rising income is only one way to measure the […]